Myroxylon balsamum(MYXBA)
Overview Code created in: 2004-04-22
- EPPO Code: MYXBA
- Preferred name: Myroxylon balsamum
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Harms
Mexico, Central America, South America (northwest, Bolivia, northern Brazil). Source of incense. Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Malesia (Java), Sierra Leone, Ghana, Gabon, Zaïre, East Africa, USA (Florida), Caribbean
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum | (Linnaeus) Harms |
| Myroxylon toluiferum | Kunth |
| Toluifera balsamum | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| balsam of Tolu | English |
| Tolu balsam | English |
| Tolu-Balsambaum | German |
| baumier de Tolu | French |
| balsamo de Tolu | Spanish |
| balsamo | Italian |
| sandalo | Italian |
| bálsamo-de-tolu | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Fabales (
1FABO )
Family
Fabaceae (
1LEGF )
Subfamily
Papilionoideae (
1FABS )
Genus
Myroxylon (
1MYXG )
Species
Myroxylon balsamum (
MYXBA )